Ms. Twona Kennedy

I attended West Virginia University in 1993-1995,transferred to Tennessee where I graduated from nursing school and became a Registered Nurse (RN). I recently completed my Master's degree from Marshall University in May 2015 in which I received my Master of Science in Nursing and successfully passed the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam which allows me to practice family medicine as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have been an instructor at MCCTC since 2005. Previous experience as a RN includes:Emergency Room,Intensive care unit,Long-term care,and Occupation Health Nurse at Ford Motor Company before moving back to Mcdowell County,WV where I have resided dince 2005.

Classroom Management

Classroom management in the HSE/Therapeutic Service program consists of posted classroom rules and clinical rotation rules.Every student is expected to work safely and to pass a saftey exam with 100% prior to practicing skills in the lab that is needed to progress to the clinical rotation at a local nursing home.

FYS Goals

The Health Science Education/Therapeutic Services Program will utilize innovative technology to prepare students with skills necessary to transition to post-secondary education or to become employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant in a local long-term care facility or as a Direct Care Worker that provides care for individuals within local patient homes.

Classroom Headlines

The Therapeutic Services program is now beginning to practice skills in the lab. Such skills include:obtaning vital sign measurements (blood pressure,temperature etc.),bed.